EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 99 97. One day we won't need to drive EVA anymore

Makiwa Mari.

It’s the generation of our parents.

She looks very young, like an older sister.

In class a few days later, until the get out of class was almost over, Shinji Ikari was still thinking about Miss Mary whom he had met before. He felt that he could ask her about some things in the past. Shinji Ikari was actually quite curious about this aspect. After all, people always like to gossip about stories about their parents when they were young - even if he had a bad relationship with that bastard father.

"Everyone is back from the school trip, don't forget to tell your parents about the college entrance seminar."

The teacher at the podium announced another piece of news.

Further education seminar.

After the three-party interview, the school also needs to hold a special symposium for students who wish to continue their studies, and introduce which schools are better for them to their parents and students.

Ikari Shinji thought about it.

I will probably have to trouble Miss Misato then.

My classmates who had just returned from a school trip immediately began to sigh and groan, and only regained some energy when the bell rang.

"Shinji, let me show you some pictures of us playing together on the school trip."

Kensuke, the boy with glasses, quickly shook his head left and right to observe the surrounding situation. After making sure that no one was paying attention to this side, he breathed a sigh of relief. He secretly handed over a few photos, and the expression on his face was a little obscene for some reason. "I have a few swimsuit photos of the girls when we were in Okinawa. For the sake of our friendship..."

"no."

Shinji Ikari refused with disinterest.

There was no girl with red eyes in it, and if he really wanted to see it, he would definitely agree if he asked. Who in the world would refuse a beautiful girl who was unique to you and obeyed you in everything?
Things between him and Ayanami have been going really well lately.

It was just that the white lily of the valley that I had given her before had withered when I went to her apartment. However, the beautiful girl still kept it in a vase with great care, which was really heartbreaking to see.

Maybe it's time for a new gift.

But Shinji Ikari had no idea, after all, what people in this world like might be different from what he imagined. But girls must like the same things, but Ayanami... I always feel that what Ayanami likes might be different from ordinary people.

Send flowers again? He always felt that his sincerity was not enough.

Looking at the happy expressions of these two friends, it seems that they had a great time on their school trip in Okinawa. While everyone was having fun, another apostle was killed here.

"Here, Sakura's letter."

Suzuhara Touji said.

Shinji Ikari took it, read it carefully, then wrote a reply and handed it to him.

Correspondence has become the main means of communication between him and Suzuhara Sakura. The little girl has a strong desire to chat, and each time she writes a long letter. It feels like she has been accumulating words to say to him for a long time, and now all of them are gathered together at once.

It would be nice if there was the Internet, but he can't accomplish that kind of thing right now.

And waited until noon.

The atmosphere between the three drivers has become stable.

Asuka was no longer an eyesore here and had blended smoothly into the atmosphere. She was eating the bento that she had made herself, and the beautiful girl looked listless.

"How boring, Shinji."

Besides the students who returned from the school trip, the German lady was also sighing. After she had eliminated the Eighth Apostle alone last time, she was a little dissatisfied and had no interest in anything.
"Let's go to the swimming pool tomorrow weekend."

"I want to go see Miss Mary on the weekend."

Shinji Ikari said calmly.

It’s a pity that technology is too backward in this era, otherwise I should have left contact information at that time.

"what?"

Asuka widened her eyes, a little bit incredulous. She never expected that Shinji was still thinking about that day. It was really unexpected. Was there some fatal charm of that girl with glasses?
"Stupid Shinji, don't go looking for someone suspicious like that. This is my advice."

"Suspicious?" Ikari Shinji thought to himself that at least he was not as suspicious as Kaji Ryoji. There was no trace of that man now. He suddenly appeared and disappeared. He explained a little,
"I think it's okay."

“That’s not good!”

The beautiful girl immediately retorted, and she couldn't help but start thinking hard to prove the point.

It took her a while to find a weakness:
"When I came to Japan, Unit 4 was still being built in Germany. As the person in charge, she left her job and came here. Don't you think it's suspicious?"

"Unit 04?" Shinji Ikari was stunned.

"Idiot, didn't I say before that Unit 2 was the first mass-produced unit? After that, the mass production of Unit 3, Unit 4, and Unit 5 were all normal things, right?"

“Perhaps it has already been manufactured.”

"possible……"

Asuka was suddenly deflated. After all, she didn't know what was going on in Europe after coming to Japan. It was also very likely that the European branch's Unit 4 would be completed. After all, she had heard that Unit 4 was about to be completed.

Ikari Shinji thought for a moment and asked again:

"But what about the driver?"

"do not know."

The German lady said nonchalantly, "Anyway, we just need an excellent pilot. We can select the one in a million genius. I guess that's how the Maruduk Agency, which is looking for qualified people, selects them."

It makes some sense.

But it shouldn’t be that simple to be the qualified candidates. If simply being excellent was enough, there wouldn’t be only three qualified candidates by now.

"Unit 03 and 04... I feel like with experience, making EVAs will be as easy as molding dolls out of clay. Maybe one day the world will be filled with EVAs."

At this time, Asuka said absentmindedly.

Even Ayanami Rei who was standing beside them seemed to be infected by these words, and the two girls fell into silence.

Shinji Ikari could probably understand what this German lady was thinking. She simply felt that there were more and more EVAs and her own importance was gradually decreasing.

But this is something that cannot be helped.

Human technological level has been improving and will never stop. He is optimistic about this.

Mud, dolls...

At this moment, Shinji Ikari suddenly thought of what gift to give.

Maybe a handmade gift.

Let's make a mechanical figurine of Unit 0, scaled down. Although it only looks similar and has no other functions, he thinks Ayanami will like this gift.

And the second unit...

Originally it was only going to be Ayanami, but then I thought about it and decided to include Asuka as well.

Otherwise, her emotions might explode.

The atmosphere was still very silent. In order to break this atmosphere, Ikari Shinji carefully asked, "But, there will come a day when we don't need to drive EVA anymore, right? For example, if all the Angels are destroyed, or if some technology is developed that can drive EVA without a pilot, what are you going to do then, Asuka?"

“…I don’t want to know.”

Asuka looked at him, seemingly not considering anything so far ahead. She said childishly:

"I just want to go to the pool tomorrow."

"..."

Shinji Ikari had no choice but to nod.

(End of this chapter)